Shah Qureshi
Partner
Redundancy Solicitors
Being placed at risk of redundancy can be a distressing time. It’s important to be aware of your rights and ensure you are being treated fairly.
Irwin Mitchell, your legal partner
Why choose us to help you through your redundancy?
Our team is recognised as leaders in this field by independent guides, The Legal 500 and Chambers and Partners.
We have years of experience in dealing with redundancy cases, advising employees, partners and workers through the entire process, including:
- Being placed at risk of redundancy
- During internal meetings
- Appeals
- Settlement discussions
- Mediations
- Hearings at the Employment Tribunal.
In our years of handling redundancy cases, we have also established expert knowledge in a range of sectors, including:
- Banking and financial services
- Teaching
- Medical and healthcare
- Legal and professional services.
Whether you work at a small business or a large multinational corporation, we will fight to protect your best interests.
Speak to our experts
We have the largest private client team in the UK, our team of experts are here to provide discreet legal advice to support you and your family.
Every business has the right to make employees redundant, but they must follow strict processes to do so.
If you have been put at risk of redundancy or been made redundant, it helps to have expert solicitors on your side. We will assess whether it’s a genuine redundancy situation and make sure your employer is following the correct procedures.
A redundancy is only legal if the job you are doing is no longer needed. This often happens if:
- The company closes an office
- The company closes completely
- There is a diminishing need for the job.
If none of these reasons applies, we may be able to help you make a case for unfair dismissal and claim loss of earnings and compensation for emotional distress.
If you have been selected for redundancy and the process has been fair, we can advise you on your rights to a redundancy payment. If you are offered a settlement agreement, we will review the terms and help you decide whether you should accept.
You may be worried about your finances, but you are entitled to your statutory redundancy payment and your notice pay, and your employer may also have an enhanced redundancy pay policy. We will make sure you don’t lose out on any of these payments.
Redundancy solicitors for senior executives
Senior executives and professionals face particular employment law challenges that can have a significant impact on their careers.
As a senior executive, your contract is likely to be more complicated than that of a standard employee. For example, it may include restrictive covenants that can limit your options when you leave the company. Pay and rewards structures are usually more complicated for senior executives, too.
Professionals are also closely regulated by a variety of governing bodies. You could be subject to restrictions, suspended, or banned from practising your profession if you fail to meet their standards.
If you are a whistleblower or have suffered from discrimination, we can advise you on your options and help you achieve the outcome you deserve.
It’s also important to get legal advice when faced with disciplinary or capability issues. The same applies if you are facing restructuring or redundancy.
It’s important to be fully informed about your choices, particularly if any disputes arise. Our solicitors can give you the specialist employment law advice you need to move forward from redundancy.
We’re here to help
Complete our enquiry form and one of our experts will contact you by the next working day.
Alternatively, you can call us now.
Our opening hours are Monday to Friday 8am to 6pm (Excluding Public Holidays).
0370 1500 100
Making an enquiry
We have several ways you can contact us, either by completing our online contact form, by phone, or using our live chat. If you start your journey online, here are the first steps to working together.
Complete our online formWe need a few details to understand your situation and the kind of support you need.
We’ll contact you by phoneOn the call our experts will ask you a few more questions to make sure we connect you with the right legal advice from our team.
We arrange a full appointmentYour next step is an in-depth appointment with a specialist solicitor to discuss how we could advise you.
Frequently Asked Questions
There are a number of ways you can pay for your legal work:
- Hourly rate: This is how most of our cases are funded. You only pay for the time you use.
- Agreed fixed fees: In more complex cases, it might be more cost effective for us to agree a fixed fee for your work.
- Legal expenses insurance: This is legal cover that’s often a bolt-on to home insurance. It’s worth seeing if you have this as it may cover some or all of your legal fees.
- Trade union membership: If you are a member of a union, it might have something in place that pays your legal fees if you have an employment dispute.
- Your employer: In some instances, your employer may pay some of your costs (this can be the case if you are negotiating a settlement agreement).
- Third-party funding: This is where someone who isn’t directly involved in your case agrees to pay your costs.
- Crowd funding: It may be possible to crowd fund your case using the CrowdJustice website (particularly if it’s of public interest).
We can review your options in an initial meeting and let you know how to best pay for your case.
Make sure you have any relevant membership/insurance documents to hand—they will help us understand any cover you already have in place.
Our commitment to you
Our experts always start by listening, so we understand what matters most from day one.- 01Clear legal guidance
You will always get straightforward, honest advice, with regular updates to keep you clear on the way forward.
- 02Specialist knowledge
A wide-ranging team of trusted specialists who understand what it takes to protect your future, your family or your business.
- 03Your needs first
Whether you’re navigating complex personal situations or business decisions, we take the time to understand your world and what’s at stake.
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